@inproceedings{a9cc2b57483b4b5c9bd4e7836fca1e0a,
title = "Primary weight estimation for eVTOLs via explicit analysis and surrogate regression",
abstract = "This paper demonstrates a generalized, semi-analytic method for estimating the weight of electric vertical take-off and landing vehicles (eVTOLs) and various components thereof. It presents the underlying theory of the method, and the details of its inclusion in the open source conceptual aircraft design toolbox, SUAVE. It presents the explicative results of those methods, and extrapolations across a range of possible vehicle parameters. An estimate of the range of confidence for the methods in the design space is derived from a surrogate created using Gaussian processes (GPs) as regressors.",
author = "Smart, {Jordan T.} and Alonso, {Juan J.}",
note = "J.T. Smart thanks the National Science Foundation for their support through the Graduate Research Fellowship program, and Aerospace Design Lab members Matthew Clarke, Emilio Botero, and Tim MacDonald for their aid and feedback on the development of these methods.; AIAA Aviation 2019 Forum ; Conference date: 17-06-2019 Through 21-06-2019",
year = "2019",
doi = "10.2514/6.2019-3679",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "9781624105890",
series = "AIAA Aviation 2019 Forum",
publisher = "American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc. (AIAA)",
pages = "1--12",
booktitle = "AIAA Aviation 2019 Forum",
address = "United States",
}